Indigenous

The Native American blues-rock group Indigenous consists of three brothers, Mato Nanji (vocals and guitar), Pte (bass), and Horse (percussion), and their sister, Wanbdi (drums, vocals). The Nakota Nation members grew up on South Dakota's Yankton Indian Reservation and were inspired by their father, Greg Zephier, who had been a musician in the '60s and '70s and later became a spokesperson for Native American rights. The group released its 1998 debut album, Things We Do, on Pachyderm Records; the video for the title track was directed by Chris Eyre, who also directed the award-winning Native American film Smoke Signals. The group released the Blues This Morning EP and Live at Pachyderm Studios in 1999, while winning acclaim from critics and artists like Bonnie Raitt, the Indigo Girls, and Jackson Browne. The Circle followed in 2000. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

I've seen them numerous times. They opened for Johnny Lang and we're wayyyyy better than him. I love JL's guitar but Mato is light years better. Good full band sound with 3 people. His riffs echo Jimi SRV and a little flavor of Santana. Go see them you'll be glad you did

Very inspiring group of Bros with a mean chick drummer..These guys are role models to all these young kids growing up on the Res's...Been around for a while,finally getting some deserved recognition with the advent of music online like Pandora..keep it coming..good stuff.